An Outlook express email question

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:02 pm

Hope someone can help.

I am trying to set up my Outlook express..and am having trouble getting it to send mail. I have the pop3 code in, for receiving...but the SMTP (Or PT, whatever it is) is giving me a bit of a worry..as I do not remember what I need to type in. Can anyone help me out here?

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:02 am

Thanks to Anastrophe i can help, go to this site and follow the settings, its great.

http://www.sonic.net/support/ss/windows ... ings.shtml

Post by **spot** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:54 am

If you tell us who your Internet Service Provider is - the one you pay for your broadband connection - we can tell you what to type in as your outgoing server.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:33 am

spot;527966 wrote: If you tell us who your Internet Service Provider is - the one you pay for your broadband connection - we can tell you what to type in as your outgoing server.

Spot, I am with frontiernet.net

I just went to thier website to get the smtp thing, put it in, and still cannot send through Outlook. My POP is configured fine. So right now, I have to send through thier website.

I just tried calling tech support and there was a 15 min wait..which I just do not have time to do right now.

If I do not get it figured out, I will call again tonight. It is not a major crisis..I just want to be able to go through Outlook.

Post by **spot** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:59 am

If your "Mail Server (Incoming)" is pop3.frontiernet.net, pop3.citlink.net, or pop3.newnorth.net, then your "SMTP Server (Outgoing)" is smtp.frontiernet.net, smtp.citlink.net, or smtp.newnorth.net

If your "Mail Server (Incoming)" is mail.ctaz.com then your "SMTP Server (Outgoing)" is also mail.ctaz.com

Make sure you tick whatever allows authentication. I'm sure that's the default anyway.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:12 am

Spot..thanks for help..but I have already done all that..several times. And it still fails to send. I am attempting to send test messages to my other email accounts. No luck at all.

Guess I either cannot use it, or will have to resort to sending and recieving through the website directly.

Post by **spot** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:15 am

Marie5656;528308 wrote: Spot..thanks for help..but I have already done all that..several times. And it still fails to send. I am attempting to send test messages to my other email accounts. No luck at all.

Guess I either cannot use it, or will have to resort to sending and recieving through the website directly.

OK, drop your firewall and try - it sounds like you're blocking the sending of email yourself. I assume that you have a resident virus scanner and that you're up to date on the Microsoft security patches already. Dropping the firewall to check this isn't a danger given those preconditions.

If you can send with the firewall down, put it back up and then work out how to allow Outlook Express to penetrate it.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:18 am

spot;528314 wrote: OK, drop your firewall and try - it sounds like you're blocking the sending of email yourself. I assume that you have a resident virus scanner and that you're up to date on the Microsoft security patches already. Dropping the firewall to check this isn't a danger given those preconditions.

If you can send with the firewall down, put it back up and then work out how to allow Outlook Express to penetrate it.

Good idea. I will have to give up for now and do it from home though. But I will try that. Thanks.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:49 pm

Well, after forgetting about the problem for a while, I went in today to try and get it going. And guess what...it works now. It was one stupid little thing..I needed to put my full email address in one part instead of just my user name..and POOF..got it.

Finally.

Post by **spot** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:17 pm

POOF must be an Internet acronym with which I'm as yet unfamiliar.

Well done, I'm glad it got there.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:41 pm

Marie5656;544435 wrote: Well, after forgetting about the problem for a while, I went in today to try and get it going. And guess what...it works now. It was one stupid little thing..I needed to put my full email address in one part instead of just my user name..and POOF..got it.

Finally.Marie, Thankyou, thankyou thankyou thankyou.......:-4

I havent been able to use my outlook express since 2/10/06.

Just went in and did what you did and guess what?

I just got 489 e-mails!!!

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:20 pm

spot;544499 wrote: POOF must be an Internet acronym with which I'm as yet unfamiliar.

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Yes..POOF. That is the word when you are at a loss for the right word to use. Like when you are told by tech support to m"push ANY key" and you tell them you cannot find the ANY key on your keyboard.

abbey;544522 wrote: Marie, Thankyou, thankyou thankyou thankyou.......:-4

I havent been able to use my outlook express since 2/10/06.

Just went in and did what you did and guess what?

I just got 489 e-mails!!!

Hey abbey, any time.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:22 pm

Oh spot..here it is, the internet POOF page. just for you. And you thought I made it up...

http://www.kilowattsoftware.com/PoofPage.htm

Post by **spot** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:52 am

Marie5656;544710 wrote: Oh spot..here it is, the internet POOF page. just for you. And you thought I made it up...

http://www.kilowattsoftware.com/PoofPage.htm
That's a distressingly attractive webpage, Marie!

I hate to say it but I'm downloading those.